Music-turner.



No, 893,486. PATENTED JULY 14, 190s;

H. GUTH. I MUSIC TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED APR-19,

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APPLIOATIQN FILED APR. 19,1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GUTH, OF PEOBIA, ILLINOIS.

MUSIC-TURNER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY GUTH, citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Turners and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention pertains to a music rack and it has for one of its objects to provide means for turning the leaves of music held thereon.

It has also for one of its objects to turn the music in either direction with equal facility.

An object also is to provide a music leaf turner which may be readily operated by the foot of the performer and without the use of the hands.

Another object is to simplify devices of this kind.

A still further object is to provide a member for holding the music leaf which will not.

injure the leaf in any way.

In the appended drawings Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the music rack mounted upon a stand. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the entire music rack and stand shown on a much smaller scale. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the rack illustrated in Fig. 1 showing a slide. Fig. 4 is a top view of a portion of the rack and slide shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of part of the rack and slide. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of a portion of the music rack and slide shown in the foregoing figures. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the music rack and the slide and an arm for turning the music. Fig. 8 is a similar view with the music turning arm in a different po sition. Fig. 9 is a similar view with the arm shown in a different position. Fig. 10 is a detail view of the slide shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 in transverse section. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the slide showing its front surface. Fig. 12 is a view of a music leaf holder.

A is the music rack supported on an adj ustable stand B in any good manner and maybe adjusted for various positions as by means of a screw C. The rack may be arranged to col lapse and its supporting stand oanbe folded At Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 19, 1907.

Patented July 14, 1908.

Serial No. 369,044.

the top of the rack is a horizontal bar D having a recess E, which, as shown in Fig. 3, has parallel overhanging portions F to constitute a dove-tailed guide.

At G is a slide which, as shown in Fig. 6, is of such a form as to snugly fit the recess E and slide therein without binding and without leaving its seat, being entered and withdrawn endwise therefrom when desired. Near the upper edge of the slide adjacent to one of the overhanging portions F is a series of ratchet teeth clearly shown at H in Fig. 3, all facing in one direction. Near the bottom edge of the slide is a corresponding series of teeth J placed directly opposite the teeth H but facing in the opposite direction. Upon the middle vertical bar of the rack A is a bellcrank lever K pivoted upon a stud L as shown in Fig. 1. The upper end of said lever extends upward to the teeth J with which it engages, the opposite end of the lever having attached thereto in any good manner the end of a rod M divided into sections whereby it may be made in compact form forthe purposes already stated. Above the stud L is a second stud N which carries a similar lever 0 whose upper end is adapted to engage the up per set of teeth H of the slide G, its other end having attached thereto a rod P corresponding to the rod M just described and divided into sections in the same manner. In order to make the device compact the lever K has a slot at Q arranged concentric to the fulcrum of said lever. Through this slot extends the stud N just mentioned which supports the lever 0. By this means the lever K can be rocked on its pivot or fulcrum .the slot permitting such action. Suitably secured to the vertical portion of the frame A on which the levers are pivoted are two springs R each of which bears against one of the levers O K for normally holding them in position for action.

Pivoted to one of the legs of the stand are two foot levers or pedals S to which the rods M P are attached. Upon the upper portion D of the rack adjacent to the teeth H of the slide G are two lugs or stops T U. The lever 0 due to its spring R finds a resting place against the lug U and in the operation of turning a page of the music, by the pressure of the foot upon one of the foot pedals S, the lever O is shifted from that position toward the left as viewed in Fig. 1 until it strikes the stop T which limits its movement in that direction. In making this movement the lever engages one of the teeth H of the slide moving it to the left a distance sufficient to turn the leaf, but this will be described later. U on releasing the foot edal S the lever O wi l again reach its position against the stop U. On the lower edge of the member D are two similar lugs VWV the former having the lever K normally resting thereagainst, the latter limiting the movement of the lever, due to the foot, in the same manner as described with regard to the lever O, the move ment of the said lever K shifting the slide in the opposite direction. In Fig. 3 and also in Fig. 4 the stop U is shown provided with an inclined portion U against which the lever K bears, and in the latter figure it will be observed that the lever which is shown in cross section rests upon the highest portion of the incline U and outside of the line of the points of the teeth II the line of these points being shown by the broken line. The lug V adj acent to the teeth J is also provided with, an inclined portion V by which, in the same manner, the lever O shown also in cross section, is also held outside the line of the points of the said teeth J.

A certain amount of flexibility resides in the levers K O so that when moved on their fulcrums they will be carried down the inthe center.

cline into engagement with the teeth of the slide G. In Figs. 4 and 5 the positions of the levers are indicated in broken lines showing them in engagement with the teeth. The purpose of the incline is that when one of the levers has shifted the slide Git will be carried out of the way of the teeth so that the slide will not be interrupted in its movement in the opposite direction when the other lever is operated. It is obvious that in the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the slide may be shifted in either direction without hindrance from either lever.

In Fig. 1 there is indicated in broken lines, an opening or window 2 in the front surface of the member D this being shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9. Above and below this opening are lugs 3 and 4 respectively, carrying a shaft 5 whichlies parallel to the face of the rack at Mounted on said shaft is a series of members 6 by each of which is carried an arm 7 (Fig. 2) each carrying on its free end a music-leaf clip 8 shown also in Fig. 12. The rear ends of these members 6 are provided with tri-angular notches as shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9.

In Figs. 6 and 11 the front surface of the slide G is shown, being provided with a series of longitudinal grooves 9 corresponding in number to the number of the members 6 just described. The width of the said members 6 and the position of the pivot or shaft 5 which carries them, is such, with relation to the face of the slide G that one edge of the said members 6 lies normally within the grooves 9, this being clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7.. In the bottom of each groove 9 is a slot 10, these 'slots being arranged at regular intervals throughout the length of the slide.

One of these is shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9.

Positioned near the front face of the slide in each groove is a pin 11, Fig. 10, each of which is directly opposite one of the slots 10. In Fig. 7 the member 6 is indicated in its position of rest with the pin 11 in position to engage it. By a movement of the slide through one of the levers the slide G is shifted toward the right, and said pin 11 contacts with the said member 6 and moves it on its pivot. As this occurs the opening 10 which has approached and is behind the member, permits the projections of the said member to swing thereinto. As the movement continues farther the said member 6 is carried by the pin to a position at right angles to the length of the slide as shown in Fig. 8. A still farther movement carries the pin beyond the member 6, as shown in Fig. 9, at which time the end of the slot 10 meets the member and swings it out of the slot 10, and a still farther movement causes the member to seat in the groove 9 as shown by broken lines in said Fig. 9, said member 6 being now in the position opposite from that shown in Fig. 7. During this movement a leaf of music has been turned. A single movement of either lever imparts to the music carrying arm a full semi-circular sweep, the springs It returning the levers to their normal position ready for a succeeding movement. The members 6 by being seated in the grooves 9 and extending beyond their pivot in both directions are locked in place in the position shown in Fig. 7 or in broken lin s in Fig. 9, so that they cannot be moved except in a positive manner by the pins 11 as'they are brought into contact with them.

My music rack will accommodate music of any number of pages it being only necessary to provide extra arms 6 upon the shaft 5 and corresponding grooves in the slide G as well as additional ratchet teeth on the latter.

I now desire to draw attention to the form of the clip 8 shown in Fig. 12 for holding the music leaf. This consists of a plate of light spring metal, preferably brass, having downwardly extending tongues formed by cutting parallel vertical slits 13 connected by horizontal-slits 14 at their lower ends. The upper ends of the slits 13 communicate with horizontal slits 15 and with the ends of these communicate vertical slits 16 described. The slits 16 lying between the pairs of slits 13 provide for ready yielding of the tongues 12 while the upper extremities 17 of said tongues, which are created by the slits 13 and 16, also yield. Tongues 18 are created between the slits 13 and 16 which also freely yield. A music leaf inserted beneath the tongues 12 substantially in the manner shown and partially torn' away and indicated by 19, is held with sufiicient friction to retain it in position and the tongues 17 and 18 yield in opposite directions so that the paper will not be cut or broken or even creased. If the clip were destitute of the tongues 17 and 18 the paper would be bent abruptly at the slits 13 and cause it to readily break and tear, but the small tongues in yielding in opposite directions prevent this while allowing the leaf to lie perfectly smooth and without cockling.

In presenting my invention it is not my desire to be limited to the exact form or construction of the parts nor the particular assembling of the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A music-leaf turner comprising a support, an arm pivoted thereon, 1ts pivot being fixed relative to the support, means in the path of the arm and slidable relative to said support and normally in sliding engagement with the said arm, there being provision on said means for engaging and swinging the arm, there being rovision also for permitting the separation o the arm and said means at and during thetime said arm is in the act of swinging.

2. In a music leaf turner, a support, an arm ivotally carried thereon, a member slidab e on said support in the path of the arm and normally engaging the latter to hold it immovable, means on said member for positively engaging and swinging said arm, said member having provision therein for liberating the arm at the time it is swung by said means.

3. In a music leaf turner, a pivoted musicleaf-carrying-arm, means lying in the path of the arm and adapted for progressive move ment and normally in sliding engagement with the said arm, said means having provision for positively engaging and swinging the arm on its pivot, and also having provi sion for releasing the arm as to its sliding engagement during the progressive movement of the means to permit said arm to swing.

4. In a music-leaf turner, a music-leafcarrying-arm pivoted to have a long and a short end and adapted to swing on its pivot in a fixed path, a member rearward of the pivot and having a progressive movement rearward of the arm and normally in slidable engagement therewith, means on the said member for engaging the short end of'the arm to swing it on its pivot through substantially 180 as the member progresses, there being provision in the member to free the arm as to sliding engagement to permit the short end to move therein as the arm swin s, said member and arm being automatically released from the engaging means and again slidably engaging the member after being completely swung.

5. In a music-leaf turner, a music-leafcarrying-arm pivoted to have a long and a short end, the long end for carrying the music leaf, a member movable rearward of the pivot and normally in engagement with the arm both the member and arm adapted for holding the latter positivelyin a stationary position, means on the member adapted to enter the path of and to enga e the short end of the arm, and to swing the atter on its pivot through substantially 180- of travel, there being an opening in the member to permit the entrance of the short end to allow the arm to swing, the member and its means acting to complete the movement of the arm, said member afterward again acting and holding the arm from further movement substantially as described.

6. In a music-leaf turner, a support, a music-1eaf-carrying-arm pivoted thereto and having a long and a short end, a member slidable on the support behind the pivot of the arm and normally in slidable engagement with said arm when the latter lies parallel to the support and parallel tothe said member, means on the member to engage the short end of the arm and swing it on its pivot there being provision in the said short end to permit said means to swing said arm, there being provision in the member for releasing the arm from its sliding engagement to permit its swinging action, the member and its means acting together to move the arm through a distance to turn the music-leaf, the said member again taking up slidable engagement with the arm at its opposite side.

7. In a music-leaf turner, a relatively stationary support a music-1e af carrying arm pivoted thereon and adapted for a swinging movement, a slidable member normally in engagement with the arm for positively holding it in an immovable position only at the two extremes of its swinging movement, and means on the slidable member to engage the arm to swing it from one of its extreme positions to the other, there being provision in said member for liberating said arm when the said means engages it.

8. In a music-leaf turner, a support, a music-leaf-carrying arm pivoted thereon, means slidable on the support and normally in sliding engagement with said arm for holding it immovable in either of its extreme po sitions, means carried by said slidable means to enter the path of and for engaging the arm and swinging it from one of its extreme po sitions to the other, the said slidable means adapted for liberating the arm when the means carried by it reaches said arm to swing it, and to again slidably engage the arm after its full movement, both the slidable means and the means carried by it acting to move the arm through its entire travel between its extreme positions.

9. In a music leaf turner, a pivoted musicleaf-carrying-arm, a slide for normally engaging and holding the arm from movement, and means moved by the slide for positively moving the arm on its pivot to turn the music leaf, there being provision in the slide for liberating the arm to permit its movement said slide again engaging and positively holding the arm after its movement.

10. In a music leaf turner, a pivotally carried 1r1usic-leaf-carrying arm, a slide adjacent thereto adapted for an intermittent progressive movement and adapted for normally slidably engaging the arm in either of its extreme positions to prevent its movement, means for entering the path of and engaging and positively moving the arm, there being provision in the said slide for releasing the arm to permit its movement from one extreme position to the other, and assisting in completing the movement of the arm and again slidably engaging said arm, and means to at will move the slide substantially as set forth.

11. In a music leaf turner, a pivoted arm for carrying the music leaf, a member movable in close proximity to said arm, means on said member for engaging the-arm for swinging it on its pivot when the member is moved, said member being in continuous engagement withvthe arm except when the latter is moving on its pivot, and means for moving the member.

12. In a music leaf turner, a pivoted arm adapted to travel through substantially 180, means having a fixed path of movement and adapted to enter the path of the arm and engage the same for moving it on its pivot, and means for positively holding the arm in a fixed position except during its pivotal movement.

13. In a music leaf turner, a device adapted for shifting movement in a fixed path, a pivoted arm with which the device is normally in sliding engagement, a member carried by said device in the path of which the said arm lies and with which the member engages in the movement of the device for swinging said arm on its pivot a predetermined distance, the device again having sliding engagement with the arm after the latter has had its movement for the purposes described.

14. In a music leaf turner, a slide, a series of arms pivoted in the vicinity thereof, a-

series of members on the slide for engaging and swinging the arms, there being provision on the slide by which to prevent pivotal movement of the arms except when its said members engage said arms to swing them.

15. In a music leaf turner, a series of pivoted arms, a member adapted to travel adj acent to said arms, grooves in the member within which the arms normally lie, and means on the member for engaging and swinging one arm at a time, there being provision for permitting release of each said arm from its groove at the time the arm is to be swung.

16. In a music leaf turner, a support for the music, an arm pivoted thereon and adapted to normally lie substantially parallel to it, a member adapted to travel adjacent to the arm and in contact with the same while in said normal position to positively hold it in that position, means carried by the member to travel therewith and to engage the arm at a point between the said member and the pivot of said arm to swing the latter as that member moves, there being provision in the member for releasing the arm and permitting it to swing on its pivot, and means for at will moving the said member.

17. In a music leaf turner, a support for the music, a music-leaf carrying-arm pivoted. near one end thereto, the pivoted end of said arm extending beyond the pivot and having a substantially A-shaped notch therein whose apex is positioned substantially adjacent to the pivot, a member in slidable engagement with one side of the arm at each side of its pivot and preventing voluntary movement of such arm, means carried by and moving with the member and adapted to engage the arm to swing it on its pivot, there being an opening in the member for permitting the extension of the arm to enter and the arms to swing substantially as set forth.

18. In a music leaf turner, a support for the music, ,a series of music-leaf carryingarms pivoted thereto, a member in slidable engagement with the arms for positively holding them in their normal positions,

means carried by the member for engaging the arms and turning them on their pivots, said arms lying in the path of the said means, and means for imparting a step by step movement to the member for the purposes set forth.

19. In a music leaf turner, a support, a series of arms pivoted thereto, a member slidably engaging the arms for holding them in a fixed position but adapted to permit movement thereof on their pivots, means carried by the member for engaging each of the arms separately to swing them on the pivots in the movement of said member, there being notches in the arms adjacent to their pivots for the reception of said means, two series of oppositely facing ratchet teeth on the member and two arms separately engaging the teeth for moving the member in one direction or the other, substantially as set forth.

20. In a music leaf turner, a slidable member adapted for an intermittent progressive movement and also for a reciprocating movement, means for imparting such movements, a music leaf carrying arm pivoted near one of its ends in the vicinity of the slide, said arm having an extension at each side of its pivot with one or the other of which the said slide is normally in sliding enga ement, and by which said arm is positively held in either of its extreme positions, means carried by the slide and adapted to move therewith behind the pivot of the arm, the said extensions of the arm also projecting rearward of the pivot of the latter to extend into the path of movement of the said means and with one or the other of which extensions the said means is adapted to engage to swing the arm on its pivot, the slide having provision for releasing the arm at the time the means engages it, the slide having further provision for positively engaging the arm to assist said means to complete the full pivotal movement of said arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY GUTH. WVitnesses:

L. M. THURLow, A. KEITHLEY. 

